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Where does “cadrans” come from?

cadrans (English) comes from French cadran, from Latin quadrans, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

cadrans (English): An instrument by which a gem is adjusted while...

Definitions

  1. An instrument by which a gem is adjusted while...

Ancestry of “cadrans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcadrandial; face
2LatinquadransA fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;...
3Latinquattŭor—
4Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5Old Portuguesequartoquarter
6Latinquārtus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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